jumpy readings on my multimeter?

[Ohio Points]

I have the: Equus 3300 Hands-free Digital Multimeter, and when I both check the MMs probes resistance and atomizer resistance the readings tend to jump all over and take a while to settle...and then vary from reading to reading, I use the 200ohms setting.

Sometimes it reads .2 or .3 for the probe resistance and if I move even slightly but contact remains the readings for both still jump all over creation for any reading.

 

[JeremyR]

What part are you probing to?.
It's hard to keep good contact on small wires with probes that's why many use those readers you screw into . If you can set up a more solid testing contact it would help. Or your batteries could be getting low!

Actually when I get really erratic readings the prob wires are usually breaking at the ends. Check the wires closely, they like to break when bent too much.